News by subject: AVO

Allow me to congratulate you in your new role as Premier of Nova Scotia. As chair of the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation, I have had the pleasure of working with five of your province's premiers in our mutual pursuit to ensure the best...

When children and youth return to school in a few days, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is urging governments, public health authorities and school boards to prioritize the well-being of children and youth to reduce community transmissions and...

A new report, Quit Stalling 2021, released today by World Animal Protection, a global animal welfare non-profit organization, documents an overall lack of progress on public pronouncements to end the cruel confinement of mother pigs in gestation...

Orbit Coffee is an energy booster like no other. Unlike its numerous competitors in the energy drink industry, the Italian brand combines caffeine, carbohydrates, and Maca root to deliver a punchy energy boost that sharpens the mind, bolsters the...

For Hunger Action Month® this September, the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks will come together to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of people facing the impossible choice of hunger. Food banks around the country are...

The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) today published a white paper entitled "Data Analysis of Facial Recognition Technology." The paper offers an analysis of the independent testing by the National Institute of Standards and...

Yesterday, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a paper comparing the current labor shortage to labor shortages seen during the Great Recession. The paper explains how extended benefits used to combat COVID-19-related...

With the Quebec government recently rejecting the Énergie Saguenay project, Quebecers are divided about whether job creation should take precedence over reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, an Ipsos poll carried out on behalf of the Montreal...

Attenti, an established leader in the electronic monitoring industry, will be presenting their Domestic Violence Deterrence Solution at The Emergency Services Show. Taking place at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre on the 7th and 8th of...

Members of The Thacher School community, including former trustees, alumni, and parents, today sent the following letter to The Board of Trustees of The Thacher School, questioning, among other issues, the credibility of a so-called impartial Report...

The Barth Syndrome Foundation (BSF) expresses immense gratitude to Stealth BioTherapeutics (Stealth) for submitting the new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the potential use of elamipretide as a treatment for...

Led by American Jewish Committee (AJC), Secretaries of State from across the country participated today in a virtual training on combating misinformation and disinformation through the lens of antisemitism. The National Association of Secretaries of...

Today, veteran support organizations The Independence Fund, No One Left Behind, and Mighty Oaks Foundation announced the formation of "Save Our Allies", a new veteran and military support coalition focused on delivering full and timely benefits to...

The following statements were issued by Dan Stein, President of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), and Mark Morgan, former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and FAIR Senior Fellow, in response to last...

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Executive Director Rachel Pulfer called on Canada and the international community today to...

Global Catalytic Ministries, a unique nonprofit organization run mostly by nationals and former Muslims, provides the below first-hand ground report from Afghanistan's Underground Church. "Our people are on the move; running from house to house and...

Six months after Winter Storm Uri, which left thousands of Texans without power in February, Texans for Fair Energy Billing (TXFEB) warns that legislative inaction has left the Texas grid unprepared for the upcoming winter. The consumer advocacy...

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and it's time to get comfortable talking Lady Parts. Every 23 minutes, someone in the US is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, killing 14,000 women each year. Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), is the...

As the U.S. House of Representatives advances its budget framework, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation's largest active transportation advocacy organization, is calling on Congress to restore the dedicated funding for trails, walking and...

Olymel's management regrets to announce its intention to significantly reduce activities at its Vallée-Jonction hog slaughterhouse and cutting plant. Having seriously assessed every option, as announced last week, and weighed the concerns and...

The striking nurses of St. Vincent Hospital will receive a welcome boost from the community on Wednesday evening as Worcester Interfaith, a community organization comprised of local member congregations, will hold a prayer vigil to support the...

In an exclusive interview with Karyn Turk of Real America's Voice, political consultant and former Trump advisor Roger Stone revealed that he is exploring his options for holding the "fake news" outlets accountable for their inaccurate claims...

With COVID-19 vaccination rates hovering at just over 1% in low-income countries and Cuban development of at least two efficacious vaccines, MEDICC Review editors argue that tightened US sanctions on Cuba also take aim at the world's poorest nations...

The Lejeune Justice group today announced a coalition of 12 leading Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) and victims impacted by toxic water contamination who are demanding Congressional action. In a letter sent to the U.S. House Armed Services...

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a research paper that explains harmful changes the Biden administration made to the Child Tax Credit program. The paper breaks down how the changes made by the Biden administration...

As the world continues to face the greatest public health crisis in generations, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is urging federal political parties and candidates to make health care an election priority. The next federal government has an...

Negative Population Growth, Inc. has published a new Forum paper discussing the content of The New York Times. The paper, titled The New York Times' Readers Want to Re-Write the Paper's Gloomy Narrative on Population Decline, considers the general...

As inflation continues to steeply increase prices, older consumers are reporting that food has been the fastest growing category of their household budgets so far this year, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The same...

"I choose to write this book because America needs to wake up to the atrocities of our past government. I have never been a real political person. I vote independent due to not liking the policies of some of the candidates. I am a true patriot. I...

Last week, two major reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published findings on the latest unemployment trends. In conjunction with additional data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and...

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl made the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine:...

Unifor will hold a rally and news conference at the De Havilland picket line on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, where workers are on strike to stop their wealthy corporate owners from moving Dash 8 aircraft production, putting 700 jobs at the Toronto...

Most of Indiana workers are protected by smokefree laws, but many employees in places like bars and casinos must work every day inhaling deadly secondhand smoke. The American Lung Association wants to change that and that's why they're launching a...

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the nation, issued a formal statement in support of today's announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency had...

A California voter is calling attention to a glaring flaw in the design of absentee ballot envelopes being used in the recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsome. As seen in a viral social media video, holes in the envelopes used in Los...

Peel Regional Police (PRP) has consistently demonstrated a lack of respect for the community it serves through their blatant abuses of power. Considering their actions and lack thereof, Hope 24/7 will not continue to engage with an institution that...

Small business owners have several concerns related to the use of mandatory vaccination policies or passports, finds new data shared by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). CFIB urges the federal and provincial governments as well...

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today called on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to swiftly bring to the House floor the freestanding bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which passed the U.S. Senate in...

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) joins more than 20 professional and advocacy organizations in a letter penned to the Honorable Diana DeGette and the Honorable Fred Upton in support of the newly proposed language in Title...

This week, Sarah Verardo, CEO of The Independence Fund, released the following letter on why Americans should care about our Afghan SIVs and their safe evacuation from Afghanistan. Sarah is the wife and VA-designated Caregiver to her husband, SGT...

?On Friday, The Independence Fund joined sixteen organizations to write an open letter to Congress and President Biden urging them to evacuate our fellow warriors in Afghanistan and Iraq, the interpreters and other support forces eligible for the...

Multi-platinum selling and award-winning artist, Travis Tritt, is using his voice and has released a statement, calling on Americans to stand up for freedom and against discrimination. In a statement released today, Travis comments: "In light...

Over the past several days, the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) have been working, with the support of multiple Canadian news organizations, to inform the federal government of their...

The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 1,000 businesses across the Chicago region and serves as the leader of the business community, applauds President Joe Biden's nomination of Rahm Emanuel as the United States Ambassador...

The Millwright Regional Council of Ontario (MRCO), the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI), the First Nations Power Authority (FNPA), and Huronia Area Aboriginal Management Board (HAAMB), Adult Learning Centres Grey, Bruce, Georgian...

With a federal election happening on Sept. 20, 2021, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) calls on Canadians to vote for health. RNAO's policy platform for this election, released today, asks voters to choose health when they head to...

Leading U.S. journalists spoke out Friday against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's unacceptable campaign of repression against La Prensa, the country's only independent print newspaper. ...

An editorial published in the American Journal of Public Health calls on the federal government, the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, and COVID-NET (a network of 100 large hospitals) to require the collection and reporting of sexual orientation...

The significance of salmon to the Mi'gmaq and Wolastoqey cannot be overstated. Community members rely on this fish to sustain themselves and their families. The health of the salmon is essential to our ecosystem and a significant food source for our...

"Every First Nations citizen is entitled to receive the same type of contract as the one proposed to the people of Quebec by Mr. Erin O'Toole." Mr. O'Toole must: Make a formal and personal commitment to pursue efforts for reconciliation with all...